Vinay,
The Search debate is a long and tortured one so I purposely attempted to avoid it. :)
On the Like or +1 buttons, we've already decided as a group that once the user clicks on the button (meaningful interaction) that it falls under 1st party rules at that point. That said, I don't see a click on a Like button, an ad, or video player as declared data - the click is simply observed not a declaration of data from the user to the web site/service.
- Shane
From: Vinay Goel [mailto:vigoel@adobe.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:04 AM
To: Shane Wiley; public-tracking@w3.org
Subject: Re: ACTION-306: Declared Data Definition
Hi Shane,
Would your definition of declared data include either search queries or a user clicking on a 'Like' or '+1'? I like your examples of information provided on a site registration or contest entry form but think we need to be clearer to exclude search queries or clicks on Like/+1. I believe the user would consider both of those as observed behavior and not part of its registration with that party.
-Vinay
From: Shane Wiley <wileys@yahoo-inc.com<mailto:wileys@yahoo-inc.com>>
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:53 PM
To: "public-tracking@w3.org<mailto:public-tracking@w3.org>" <public-tracking@w3.org<mailto:public-tracking@w3.org>>
Subject: ACTION-306: Declared Data Definition
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Resent-Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 10:54 PM
Proposed text per our discussions in Amsterdam.
Tracking Compliance and Scope
Related to ISSUE-54: Can first parties use declared data while in a 3rd party context?
Declared Data: Information directly and expressly supplied by a user to a party through meaningful interaction with that party.
Examples would include most situations where a user is asked to enter data into a form for submission, such as a site registration process or contest entry form.